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Blade's Guide to Making Knives

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Updated 3rd Edition

Comprehensive Guide to Knife Making

With New Section On Using CAD Software

Learn the Secrets of Knifemaking. Updated 3rd Edition.

With an all-star cast of renowned knifemakers, BLADE's Guide To Making Knives 3rd Edition brings you the most up-to-date, inside information available on fashioning edged implements. In this full-color, meticulously illustrated volume:

Rick Dunkerley, known for his mosaic-damascus masterpieces, opens his world of knowledge in "Building a Damascus Locking-Liner Folder."

Kevin Hoffman unlocks the mysteries of "Lost Wax Casting for Guards & Pommels,"Illustrating each and every step of this tedious yet rewarding process.

Ryan M. Johnson brings knife making into the computer age with "Designing a Knife Using CAD Software".

Murray Carter combines lessons from his teachers in Japan with western alternatives in "Fashion and Hone a San Mai Kitchen Knife".

It's All Here!

Forging

Grinding

Heat Treating

Etching

Polishing

Sharpening Blades

Guards

Pommels

Bolsters

Handles

Sheaths

Whether your interest in making knives is new or you've been crafting blades for years, BLADE's Guide to Making Knives 3rd Edition arms you with knowledge to help you reap the rewards of a fruitful and fulfilling knifemaking hobby or career. Edited by Joe Kertzman. 3rd Edition. Paperback. 205 pages.